Thanks to the doctors, I quit drinking this year, so it'll be easy to boycott these morons. For those of you that haven't heard, Absolut Vodka has just been bought out by Pernod Ricard in France from Sweden. So, this wonderful ad campaign which is coming to from New York, is from a French Vodka maker now. Don't it figure. (Won't be official till this summer.)http://www.manufacturing.net/News-Pernod-Ricard-Buys-Absolut-Vodka-Maker.aspx

"In no way was it meant to offend or disparage, nor does it advocate an altering of borders, nor does it lend support to any anti-American sentiment, nor does it reflect immigration issues," Absolut said in a statement left on its consumer inquiry phone line.

No, of course not. I'm so silly for misinterpreting the ad and taking offense. Jackass.

Quote:

"As a global company, we recognize that people in different parts of the world may lend different perspectives or interpret our ads in a different way than was intended in that market, and for that we apologize."

Try advertising booze in an Islamic country with the slogan "IN AN ABSOLUT WORLD: DEMOCRACY" and let me know how that works for your marketing team.

These guys aren't the least bit sorry. They realize they stepped in it and they're making a tiny gesture to try to retain a sizable customer base (the U.S.).